Meaning

1 senses

  1. To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.

    "That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! Albert Einstein couldn't have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-"

    I get it, OK? Quit overexaggerating!

Examples

3 sentences

  1. He loves to overexaggerate his stories.

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  2. Tom is overexaggerating.

    deTom übertreibt maßlos.

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  3. Felix thought that Sandra was overexaggerating.

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Origin

From over- + exaggerate, perhaps specifically influenced by overstate and/or overdo.

From over- + exaggerate, perhaps specifically influenced by overstate and/or overdo.

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Forms

overexaggerates, overexaggerating, overexaggerated, overexaggerated
Base formoverexaggerate · to overexaggerate
3rd person singularoverexaggerates
Present participleoverexaggerating
Past simpleoverexaggerated
Past participleoverexaggerated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverexaggerate
he, she, itoverexaggerates

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverexaggerated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overexaggerated
he, she, ithas overexaggerated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overexaggerate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overemotionaloveremphasizeB2overestimateB2overfeedoverfilloverflow
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